Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-17
EASTERN NEWS.
Details of the Presidential
Excursion.
AN ENGINEERS HEROIC DEATH
A Hot Day in the .East-Many
PrOstratiOns and Deaths
Result The PerefrOm.

UTICA, N. V, July 16.-The special
train which conveys the President and
party to the Thousand Isles left here
at the appointed hour. Secretary and
Mrs. Fairchild boarded the train in
Utica this morning. At Holland
Patent the party was augmented by
Miss Rose Cleveland, l.. l.. Yemans
and wife, brother-in-law and sister of
the President, and Miss Carrie f. and
Miss Mary l.. Hastings, President
Cleveand's nieces.
SCENES EN- ROUTE.
At Bonneville crowd cheered the
President and his wife as they stood
on the rear platform of their car. At
Port Leydon crowd again cheered
them. AT Glendale stop was made
for. water, and the people crowded
forward to shake hands. At Lowville
about all the inhabitants were at the
depot and salute was fired. The
President stepped down to the plat
form and was introduced to as such as
could come forward in three minutes,
by Postmaster Bostwick.
AT Carthage a large crowd assem-
bled, and the depot was handsomely
decorated. A :04 the party arrived
at Watertown.
wATERTowN's WELCOME.
WATERFOWL, N. V, July l6.-There
WIS crowd of five hundred at the
depot here when the train with the
President and party arrived. 1t was
expected that short stop would be
made, but few minutes before the
arrival, "a telegram was received saying
the train would not stop because the
President was not well. The train,
however, was brought through the
city slowly. The President and Mrs.
Cleveland stood near the platform of
their car and bowed to the people at
the depot. A cheer went up as the
train passed.
AT THOUSAND ISLANDS.
THOUSAND ISLANDS, July 16.-Presi-
dent Cleveland and party arrived here
by steamer at 20 P. NJ, and will re-
turn by special train this evening.
A CRUISE.
CAPE VINCENT, n. Y, July 16.-
When the steamer st. Lawrence, with
the presidential party on board, made
her way in the direction of the Thou
sand Islands Park she met the Cana
dian steamer Spartan, from Montreal
TO Toronto. The steamer passed in
close proximity, but the foreigner
made no sign of recognition notwith-
standing that the Union Jack floated
from the st. Lawrence's peak. The
st. Lawrence passed close to Central
Park and took turn about small
island there, and then the channel
was taken to Alexandria Bay. After
leaving the bay the st. Law
renee rounded Westminster Park
and Sport Island and was then in
Canadian waters. At 6 O'Clock the
steamer could be seen from Clayton
winding in and out of the island and a
band and host of people made ready
to receive the party. Again the bow
headed down the river, the idea being
to remain among the islands until the
illuminations could be seen. The U.
S. revenue cutter Bibbs, which was at
Cape Vincent when the excursion em-
barked proceeded at once to Clayton
to be present at the landing of the
party which took the train for Alder
Creek at this point.
AN ACCIDENT.
UTICA, n. V, July 16.-An accident
happened to the Presidents train to-
night, while returning from Clayton
to Alder Creek. The train was brought
to stop before the Presidents party
became aware that there was any ac-
cident. The engineer had his hand
on the whistle to blow for a still cross
ing when the connecting bar to the
forward driver on the right hand side
of the engine broke, and the huge
slice of steel revolved with terrible
velocity, tearing out one side of the
cab and ripping up the ties and the
ground as the engine ran along. A
huge fracture was made in the boiler
and the steam escaped in large vol
umes.
The engineer was found dead beside
the cab. He had saved the fireman's
life by forcing him up on top. No
other casualties are reported.